The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-30
Windsor County.
Bethel.

lHE Pleasures Oh thanksgiving were
darkened to many of our people by the re-
ceipt of a letter that morning by Mrs. A. l..
Stearns announcing the death of Florence
Mrs. James Elliott, daughter of her sister
Mrs. b. G. Bagley), which occurred at her
home in Tilden, Dakota, the 14th instant
u. II. Lawrence, whose illness at
Pittstield, Mass, was mentioned last week
was so far recovered as to be able to return
to his home in this place on Tuesday of last
week - Charles Rutman, the freight
brakeman who was found on top of car in
an unconscious condition, was taken to his
home in Stanbridge, p. g., last Saturday.
- Thirty-tive couples attended the
dance at the Bascom House on Friday even
ing last - Ed. f. Wilson and Ed Kit
tredge returned from Canada last week with
ten horses. - Miss Annie G. Clark of
Randolph, who has taught our Grammar
School since it started, two years ago, re-
signed her position at the close of the fall
term. - Charlie Alexander, who has
been in Dakota the past year or two, came
home Friday. - The village schools
closed their fall terms last Wednesday.
80 Among those who spent Thanksgiv-
ing here we mention the following: Ella
Lincoln, employed at the depot restaurant,
White River functions Ira Ellis and Carl
ID. Gushing of Goddard Seminary, Barre
Will II. Newton of the Methodist Seminary,
Montpeler Thomas James of st. Johns
bury Academy; Will Fisher, assistant post
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Ballou of Norwich University, Mortified
Herbert Fogg of Keene, n. H.. Calvin Aims.
worth of Salem, Mass; S. b. Carpenter and
wife, f. NJ Lowell and family and p. w
Fox and family Frank l.. Martin and
family spent the day with friends in Roch.
Adams home in West Hartford, L. II
Edison and wife with their son George
and family at White River junction and
| John Williams and wife with their sons
at Windsor. - Nellie Martin went
to Cambridgeport, Mass, last week tc
spend the winter with sister -
lthal Lawrence and wife of Hartford are
visiting their son 81. ID. Lawrence) and
family at the Wilson House. - John
| Grady, former telegraph operator here
visited friends in town last week. - DR.
| f. A. Burnett and wife of Swanton are Wis
iting relatives and friends here - II
| NJ Doubleday and wife of South RoyaltoT
We're in town last Saturday. - Miss
Barker of Sutton is visiting her uncle anC
! aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Holmes, in this
place. - John Wheeler wife and son o
Ipswich, Mass, are stopping with relatives
and friends in this vicinity. - George
Knowlton OF Rochester is at work in A. L.
Stearns livery-stable.
East Bethel.
The following-named gentlemen have
been drawn as jurymen from this town fol
lllt December JtTlu vi court. y. y
Brooks and S. w. Barrows, Bethel CRANE
jurors; James G. Fowler and NJ. l.. Wood
East Bethel, petit jurors. - Samue
! Weden is confined to the house with rheu
matism. John Williams of Tilton
n H., visited friends in town last week
Garlic Smith and Theron Brooks of Yves
Randolph spent Thanksgiving with friends
here. - The mother Of George Weeks
who came here from the north part o
the state about month ago to resid,
with her son, is very low with consumption
! - Miss Hewitt of Pomfret is engaged
to teach school here this winter - Mrs
Zeba Thayer has gone to East Randolph
to spend the winter with her daughter
Mrs. John Spiller - Mrs. n. Davenport
| and two children are stopping at Fable
Benedict's. - Helen Hanks and he
cousin, Charles Buck, spent Thanksgiving
with friends in Warren.
White River Junction.
EDDY j. Russ, serving as brakeman be
tween Springfield and Greenfield, Mass.
was killed instantly Monday night at Soutl
Vernon. He caught upon water-hook o
an engine as it was backing up, from whicl
he lost his hold and fell, the wheels passin,
over him and severing his head from hi
body. He was resident of this place, som
twenty-three years old, and leaves a younl
wife.
Gaysville.
Miss ANNA BROWNE is at home from
Barre, where she is attending school. -
Bert Luce and Miss Hattie Shaw were mar
ried last Wednesday. - The new post
Office is being pastered and will soon b.
ready for occupancy. - Charles Blak,
has moved into the boarding house, latel
vacated by Mrs. Smith. Charles Norto
has moved into the room formerly occupied
by Mrs. Fannie Goodwin and John johnson
into the house vacated by Charles Norton
- Mrs. Rufus Davis is unable to d
her work, her health being very poor